Ilia Topuria vs Youssef Zalal

Ilia Topuria vs Youssef Zalal: Matchup Breakdown

Ilia Topuria is 9-1 in the Lightweight division with a 90% win rate. Youssef Zalal is 8-4-1 at Featherweight, winning 61.5% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Ilia Topuria leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen on Oct 10, 2020, won by Ilia Topuria by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Ilia Topuria holds the higher ELO rating, 1,307 to 1,066. Career peaks are 1,383 for Ilia Topuria and 1,084 for Youssef Zalal. Ilia Topuria has 6 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 9 victories, a 77.8% finish rate. Youssef Zalal has 0 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 50% of the time.

Ilia Topuria stands 5' 7" with a reach of 69" and fights orthodox. Youssef Zalal is 5' 10" with a reach of 72", switch. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Youssef Zalal. Ilia Topuria is 29, Youssef Zalal is 29.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Ilia Topuria has landed 502 significant strikes at 50.1% accuracy with 12 takedowns and 21:20 of control time. Youssef Zalal has landed 454 at 50.9% with 20 takedowns and 47:25 of control.

Ilia Topuria has 4 title fights (3 won) against 0 (0 won) for Youssef Zalal. They share 1 common opponent: Josh Emmett.